Prolific UK producer George Reid builds ebullient, melodic club tracks with remarkable ease. On his 2nd EP with Fool’s Gold, the maestro of AlunaGeorge fame weaves between the familiar tropes of Hi-NRG rave, video game synths, retro rap vocals and UK house, crafting 4 uniquely original tracks that are as club-ready as ever. His production prowess doesn’t hog too much attention, leaving plenty of room for the simple fun of dance music.
Prolific UK producer George Reid builds ebullient, melodic club tracks with remarkable ease. On his 2nd EP with Fool’s Gold, the maestro of AlunaGeorge fame weaves between the familiar tropes of Hi-NRG rave, video game synths, retro rap vocals and UK house, crafting 4 uniquely original tracks that are as club-ready as ever. His production prowess doesn’t hog too much attention, leaving plenty of room for the simple fun of dance music.’
CHROMEDIES put a hardgroove spin on A-Trak’s bassline-heavy “Like I Said”, the lead single from his SP1200 project 10 Seconds Vol. 3. The brainchild of Manila Killa and Hotel Garuda, CHROMEBODIES has been making noise this year and they lend a few extra womps to this remix too. Turn the tempo up, it’s party time.
The disco-house grooves are heavy on Thando’s latest Fool’s Gold banger, “Want You.” A string section worthy of Larry Gold collides with a bassline that would make Fred Falke proud, and the result gets injected straight into your USBs. This is the 6th Fool’s Gold release by Thando, a club-tested New York DJ whose productions mix classic house with pop-leaning earworm.
A-Trak cooked up another batch of raw SP1200 bangers and this 3rd installment is extra crunchy. Using the vintage sampler that helped define the sound of Todd Terry, Stardust and Kenny Dope, and working within the confines of its extremely short sample time, Trizzy went to work and concocted some gold. Whether it’s the insanely funky bassline of Like I Said, the hardgroove chugging of JustCantLive or the surprising techno bump of Jyeah, this EP is full of weapons. It’s obvious that A-Trak had a smirk on his face when he was cutting up those kicks and hats.
Nothing beats a funky bassline. Now if you add some jive talking over a funky bassline? Then you’re hitting the sweet spot. Created on the holy grail of samplers, the E-Mu SP1200, Like I Said is A-Trak at his grooviest, cutting up drum breaks for the dancefloor. When the world is divided, we turn to one thing: the funk. Keep an eye out for Trizzy’s upcoming 10 Seconds Vol. 3 EP with more rawness for your crates.
The ever-prolific Kaelin Ellis is a rare gem of a musician. His rise to prominence has grown through his skills as a talented multi-instrumentalist and a very earnest need to build community and collaboration. This is made beautifully apparent in his Fool’s Gold debut entitled, You Are Here, Start.
This album is full of the melodic and rhythmic sensibilities that has made Kaelin a respected and revered household name. With features that range from Duckwrth, Guapdadd 4000 and 2-time Juno Award winning rapper TOBi, to savant pianist Anomalie and RnB/Blues crooner C.S. Armstrong, “You Are Here, Start” covers sonic ground in ways only Kaelin can. There’s a certain warmth to this project that wraps around you like the sun.
Montreal’s resident club demon Martyn Bootyspoon has been taking USB sticks by storm with banging releases on Local Action, Future Classic, Rhythm Section International and more. He makes his Fool’s Gold debut with Bingo!, an EP of hedonistic jams with all the crunchiness of High Powered Boys-era French Electro. The lineage of Chicago’s classic Trax Records and Dance Mania is alive and well on Bully-Boy House and La Ronde ’92, but Bootyspoon’s own spin is unmistakable…. and horny. .
Dutch studio wizard Thys is the producer’s producer. As a member of Noisia he pushed the boundaries of sound design with remarkable attention to detail. In recent years his solo output led him to explore more subgenres of club music, in the widest range of tempos, and finding freedom in spontaneous collaborations. On his new Fool’s Gold EP, Eigenwise, Thys is making the most playful music of his career. He jumps from garage to futuristic electro, from hardgroove to jungle with remarkable ease, subverting familiar tropes and flipping them on their heads. He is joined at the boards by Nikki Nair, A-Trak, Machinedrum, Chloe Robinson, DJ ADHD and Holly; all happy to lend a hand in this dazzling display of expert production.
When that asteroid comes for us, will you be hitting the club? There is a grim, frantic energy to the four tracks on this EP, which the New York based Matsu and Matthew Law expertly turn into irresistible rhythms. These are DJ weapons first and foremost, filled with syncopated rhythms, laser sounds, cut-up stuttery vocals with a remarkable attention to detail. If dance music’s core function is to release one’s pressure, these two Slow Roast and Fool’s Gold affiliates delivered an excellent toolkit.